Gold became more affordable for holders of other currencies as the dollar depreciated 0.2% following its peak of almost six months, and the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. bond also decreased.
This Friday is the deadline for the US Core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE) statistics for February. January saw a 0.3% increase in the PCE.
At 9:00 p.m. Indian Standard Time, the FTSE was 1.93 percent higher at 7,886.80 while the CAC was up 0.26 percent at 8,182.85. At 18,136.44, the DAX had a 0.67 percent increase in trading.